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Thematic / Country Chart
Human Rights Council
37th session
26 February – 23 March 2018
The following chart provides a list of themes and countries to be addressed during the upcoming
37th session of the Human Rights Council according to the programme of work.
Please note that additional issues (thematic and country situations) can be raised during general
debates scheduled to take place throughout the session.
All documents listed below can be found at the HRC36 documents page –
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session37/Pages/ListReports.aspx
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Table of contents
Theme / Country Page Theme / Country Page
Afghanistan Albania Albinism Argentina Australia Benin Burundi Business and human rights Cambodia Central African Republic Child rights Colombia Cultural rights Cyprus Czechia Debt Democratic and equitable int’l order Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Disabilities, rights of persons with Disasters Dominican Republic Economic, social and cultural rights Environment Eritrea Food, right to Gabon Genocide Ghana Guatemala Haiti Health High Commissioner HIV epidemic Honduras Housing Human rights defenders Indigenous peoples, rights of Iran, Islamic Republic of Japan Journalists, safety of Justice Kazakhstan Kosovo Libya
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3-4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5-6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8-9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10
Mali Mercenaries Mexico Migrants, rights of Minority issues Mongolia Myanmar Pakistan Palestine and other occupied Arab
territories Panama Peru Privacy, right to Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia Religion or belief, freedom of Republic of Korea Serbia Social Forum South Sudan Special Procedures Sri Lanka Sustainable development Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tanzania Technical assistance Terrorism Torture Treaty bodies Truth, justice, reparation and guarantees
of non-recurrence Tunisia Turkey Ukraine Universal Declaration of Human Rights Universal Periodic Review Uruguay Uzbekistan Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action Witchcraft Work, right to Yemen Zambia
10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11-12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14-15 15 15 15 15-16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18
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Theme or
Country
Item Related
Document
Date *
Afghanistan
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan.
A/HRC/37/45 21 March
Albania HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed,
on his mission to Albania. (See also Religion or
belief, freedom of)
A/HRC/37/49/
Add. 1
2 March
Albinism
HRC to consider report of the Independent Expert
on the enjoyment of human rights by persons
with albinism, Ikponwosa Ero, addressing access
to health, as well as on an expert workshop on
witchcraft and human rights, and on her mission
to Tanzania. (See also Health, Tanzania and
Witchcraft)
A/HRC/37/57 &
Add. 1-3
6 March
Argentina HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on Argentina.
A/HRC/37/5 15 March
Australia
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the situation of human rights defenders,
Michel Forst, on his mission to Australia. (See
also Human rights defenders)
A/HRC/37/51/
Add.3
1 March
Benin HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on Benin.
A/HRC/37/10 16 March
Burundi HRC to hear oral briefing of the Commission of
Inquiry on Burundi on its activities.
HRC to hear oral briefing of the High
Commissioner on the mission of OHCHR to
improve the human rights situation and
accountability in Burundi.
Oral briefing
Oral briefing
HRC Res. 36/2
14 March
21 March
Business and
human rights
HRC to consider report of the open-ended
intergovernmental working group on
A/HRC/37/67 8 March
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transnational corporations and other business
enterprises with respect to human rights on its 3rd
session (23-27 October 2017).
Cambodia HRC to consider report of the Secretary-General
on the role and achievements of OHCHR in
assisting the Government and people of
Cambodia in the promotion and protection of
human rights.
A/HRC/37/64 21 March
Central African
Republic
HRC to hold high-level interactive dialogue on the
human rights situation in the Central African
Republic, with a special emphasis on the impact
of the peace and reconciliation efforts on human
rights, with the participation of the Independent
Expert, Ms. Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum.
HRC Res. 36/25 20 March
Child rights
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and
sustainable environment, John Knox, addressing
the relationship between children’s rights and
environmental protection. (See also Environment)
HRC to hold annual full-day meeting on the rights
of the child focusing on the protecting the rights
of the child in humanitarian situations.
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the sale of children, child prostitution and
child pornography, Maud de Boer-Buqquicchio,
containing a thematic study on surrogacy and sale
of children, and on her mission to the Dominican
Republic. (See also Dominican Republic)
HRC to consider report of the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General for
Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba.
HRC to consider report of the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General on
Violence against Children, Marta Santos Pais.
A/HRC/37/58
A/HRC/37/33
Concept note
A/HRC/37/60 &
Add.1
A/HRC/37/47
A/HRC/37/48
2 March
5 March
5 March
6 March
6 March
5
Colombia
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on the human rights situation in Colombia.
A/HRC/37/3/
Add.3
21 March
Cultural rights
HRC to consider reports of the Special
Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima
Bennoune, addressing how actions in the field of
arts and culture can make significant
contributions towards creating, developing and
maintaining societies, and on her missions to
Serbia and Kosovo. (See also Serbia and Kosovo)
A/HRC/37/55/
Add.1
1 March
Cyprus
HRC to consider report of OHCHR on the question
of human rights in Cyprus.
A/HRC/37/22 21 March
Czechia HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on Czechia.
A/HRC/37/4 15 March
Debt
HRC to consider reports of the Independent
Expert on the effects of foreign debt on States on
the full enjoyment of human rights, Juan Pablo
Bohoslavky, assessing the human rights impact of
economic reform policies, and on his missions to
Panama, Switzerland and Tunisia. (See also
Panama, Switzerland and Tunisia)
A/HRC/37/54 &
Add. 1-3
28 February
Democratic and
equitable
international
order
HRC President to appoint mandate holder to fill
vacancy for post of the Independent Expert on
the promotion of a democratic and equitable
international order.
Consultative
Group report &
President’s list
23 March
Democratic
People’s
Republic of
Korea
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina
Devandas Aguilar, on her mission to the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. (See also
Disabilities, rights of persons with)
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the situation of human rights in the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Tomas
Ojea Quintana.
A/HRC/37/56/
Add.1
A/HRC/37/69
6 March
12 March
6
HRC to hear an oral update of the High
Commissioner on the activities of the OHCHR
field-based structure in Seoul monitoring the
human rights situation in the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea.
Oral update 14 March
Democratic
Republic of the
Congo
HRC to hold an interactive dialogue on the
situation of human rights in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo, following an oral update
by the High Commissioner on the activities of the
team of international experts investigating
alleged human rights violations in the Kasai
region, with participation of the team in the
dialogue.
Oral update
HRC Res. 36/30
21 March
Disabilities,
rights of persons
with
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina
Devandas Aguilar, presenting a thematic study on
the rights of persons with disabilities to equal
recognition before the law, and on her missions
to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and
Kazakhstan. (See also Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea and Kazakhstan)
HRC to hold interactive debate on the rights of
persons with disabilities with a focus on article
13 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities regarding access to justice. (See
also Justice)
A/HRC/37/56 &
Add.1-2
A/HRC/37/25
Concept note
6 March
7 March
Disasters
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the right to food, Hilal Elver, addressing the
right to food in the context of natural disasters
and humanitarian assistance. (See also Food,
right to)
A/HRC/37/61/
Add.1
2 March
Dominican
Republic
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the sale of children, child prostitution and
child pornography, Maud de Boer-Buqquicchio,
on her mission to the Dominican Republic. (See
also Child rights)
A/HRC/37/60/
Add.1
5 March
7
Economic, social
and cultural
rights
HRC to consider annual report of the Secretary-
General on the question of the realization in all
countries of economic, social and cultural rights.
A/HRC/37/30
8 March
Environment
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and
sustainable environment, John Knox, addressing
on the relationship between children’s rights and
environmental protection, on his missions to
Mongolia and Uruguay, and on an expert seminar
best practices and lessons learned on human
rights and the environment. (See also Child rights,
Mongolia and Uruguay)
A/HRC/37/58 &
Add.1-2 &
A/HRC/37/59
2 March
Eritrea
HRC to hold enhanced interactive dialogue on the
situation of human rights in Eritrea with the
participation of the Special Rapporteur, OHCHR,
civil society and other relevant stakeholders,
including an oral update by OHCHR.
HRC Res. 35/35 12 March
Food, right to
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the right to food, Hilal Elver, addressing the
right to food in the context of natural disasters
and humanitarian assistance, and on her mission
to Zambia. (See also Disasters and Zambia)
A/HRC/37/61/
Add.1
2 March
Gabon HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on Gabon.
A/HRC/37/6 15 March
Genocide HRC to consider joint study of the Special
Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice,
reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence,
Pablo de Greiff, and the Special Adviser of the
Secretary-General on the Prevention of
Genocide, Adama Dieng, on the contribution of
transitional justice in preventing human rights
violations, including genocide. (See also Justice)
A/HRC/37/65 2 March
Ghana HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on Ghana.
A/HRC/37/7 15 March
8
Guatemala
HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on Guatemala.
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on the human rights situation in Guatemala.
A/HRC/37/9
A/HRC/37/3
Add.1
15 March
21 March
Haiti
HRC to hear oral update by the High
Commissioner on the plan of action by the
Government of Haiti to implement human rights
recommendations made by UN human rights
mechanisms.
Oral update
HRC Res. 34/1
21 March
Health
HRC to consider report of the Independent Expert
on the enjoyment of human rights by persons
with albinism, Ikponwosa Ero, addressing access
to health. (See also Albinism)
A/HRC/37/57 6 March
High
Commissioner
HRC to hear oral update by the High
Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra'ad
Al Hussein, on the activities of his Office and
recent human rights developments, followed by
an interactive discussion.
Oral update
7-8 March
HIV epidemic
HRC to consider report of the 2017 Social Forum
held in October 2017, which focused on human
rights and the HIV epidemic and other
communicable diseases and epidemics. (See also
Social Forum)
A/HRC/37/74 14 March
Honduras
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on the human rights situation in Honduras.
A/HRC/37/3
Add.2
21 March
Housing
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on adequate housing, Leilani Farha, outlining the
value of a human rights-based approach to
housing strategies.
A/HRC/37/53
28 February
Human rights
defenders
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the situation of human rights defenders,
A/HRC/37/51/ &
Add. 1-3
1 March
9
Michel Forst, reviewing the overall situation of
persons acting to defend the rights of all people
on the move, and on his missions to Australia and
Mexico. (See also Australia and Mexico)
Indigenous
peoples, rights of
HRC President to appoint mandate holder to fill
vacancy for post of the independent experts on
the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples from Africa and North
America.
Consultative
Group report &
President’s list
23 March
Iran, Islamic
Republic of
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the situation of human rights in the Islamic
Republic of Iran, Asma Jahangir.
HRC to consider report of the Secretary-General
on the situation of human rights in the Islamic
Republic of Iran.
A/HRC/37/68
A/HRC/37/24
12 March
21 March
Japan HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on Japan.
A/HRC/37/15 16 March
Journalists,
safety of
HRC to consider report of the Secretary-General
on the safety of journalists and the issue of
impunity.
A/HRC/37/18 8 March
Justice
HRC to consider joint study of the Special
Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice,
reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence,
Pablo de Greiff, and the Special Adviser of the
Secretary-General on the Prevention of
Genocide, Adama Dieng, on the contribution of
transitional justice in preventing human rights
violations, including genocide. (See also Genocide
and Truth)
HRC to hold interactive debate on the rights of
persons with disabilities with a focus on article
13 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities regarding access to justice. (See
also Disabilities, rights of persons with)
A/HRC/37/65
A/HRC/37/25
2 March
7 March
10
Kazakhstan HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina
Devandas Aguilar, on her mission to Kazakhstan.
(See also Disabilities, rights of persons with)
A/HRC/37/56/
Add.2
6 March
Kosovo
HRC to consider reports of Special Rapporteur in
the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, on
her mission to Kosovo. (See also Cultural rights)
A/HRC/37/55/
Add.1
1 March
Libya
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on the human rights in Libya followed by an
interactive discussion.
A/HRC/37/46 20 March
Mali HRC to consider report of the Independent Expert
on the situation of human rights in Mali, Suliman
Baldo, followed by an interactive dialogue with
representatives of the Government of Mali.
HRC President to appoint mandate holder to fill
vacancy for post of the Independent Expert on
the situation of human rights in Mali.
A/HRC/37/78
Consultative
Group report &
President’s list
20 March
23 March
Mercenaries
HRC President to appoint mandate holders to fill
vacancies for members of the Working Group on
the use of mercenaries from African States,
Eastern European States and Latin American and
Caribbean States.
Consultative
Group report &
President’s list
23 March
Mexico
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the situation of human rights defenders,
Michel Forst, on his mission to Mexico. (See also
Human rights defenders)
A/HRC/37/51/
Add.2
1 March
Migrants, rights
of
HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on
torture and other cruel, in human or degrading
treatment or punishment, Nils Melzer, addressing
migration-related torture. (See also Torture)
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on the protection of the human rights of
migrants in vulnerable situations.
A/HRC/37/50
A/HRC/37/34
1 March
8 March
11
Minority issues
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on activities undertaken by OHCHR that
contribute to the promotion and respect of the
Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging
to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic
Minorities.
A/HRC/37/26 8 March
HRC to consider report of the new Special
Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de
Varennes, outlining his main priorities and vision
for the mandate.
HRC to consider recommendations made by the
Forum on Minority Issues at its 10th session (30
Nov-1 Dec 2017).
A/HRC/37/66
A/HRC/37/73
14 March
14 March
Mongolia
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and
sustainable environment, John Knox, on his
mission to Mongolia. (See also Environment)
A/HRC/37/58/
Add.2
2 March
Myanmar
HRC to hear oral update by the Fact-finding
mission on situation of human rights in Myanmar,
followed by interactive discussion.
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the situation of human rights in Myanmar,
Yanghee Lee.
Oral update
HRC Res. 34/22
HRC Dec 36/115
A/HRC/37/70
12 March
12 March
Pakistan HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on Pakistan.
A/HRC/37/13 16 March
Palestine and
other occupied
Arab territories
HRC to consider the report of the Special
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in
the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967,
Michael Lynk.
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on the human rights situation in the occupied
Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.
A/HRC/37/75
A/HRC/37/42
19 March
19 March
12
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
concerning the situation of human rights in the
occupied Palestinian territory, especially in
relation to East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on the implementation of resolution 34/28 on
“ensuring accountability and justice for all
violations of international law in the occupied
Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem”.
HRC to consider the report of the Secretary-
General on the situation of human rights in the
occupied Syrian Golan
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on the implementation of the provisions of
resolution 34/31.
HRC to consider report of the OHCHR on a
database of all business enterprises that have
directly or indirectly enabled, facilitated and
profited from the construction and growth of
Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory.
A/HRC/37/38
A/HRC/37/41
A/HRC/37/40
A/HRC/37/43
HRC res. 34/31
A/HRC/37/39/
Add.1
19 March
19 March
19 March
19 March
19 March
Panama
HRC to consider report of Independent Expert on
the effects of foreign debt on States on the full
enjoyment of human rights, Juan Pablo
Bohoslavky, on his mission to Panama. (See also
Debt)
A/HRC/37/54/
Add. 2
28 February
Peru HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on Peru.
A/HRC/37/8 15 March
Privacy, right to HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on
the right to privacy, Joseph Cannataci, addressing
issue of oversight of government surveillance.
A/HRC/37/62 5 March
13
Racism, racial
discrimination,
xenophobia
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on the implementation of an action plan on
combatting intolerance, negative stereotyping
and stigmatization of, and discrimination,
incitement to violence and violence against
persons based on religion or belief. (See also
Religion or belief)
HRC to convene a debate on promoting tolerance,
inclusion, unity and respect for diversity in the
context of combatting racial discrimination,
during the commemoration of the International
Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
HRC to consider report of Ad Hoc Committee on
the Elaboration of Complementary Standards to
the International Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Racial Discrimination on its 9th
session (24 April to 5 May 2017)
HRC to consider report of the Intergovernmental
Working Group on the Effective Implementation
of the Durban Declaration and Programme of
Action on its 15th session (9 to 20 Oct 2017)
A/HRC/37/44
HRC res. 34/32
Concept note
A/HRC/37/76
A/HRC/37/44
8 March
16 March
19 March
19 March
Religion or
belief, freedom
of
HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on
freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed,
addressing the relationships between state and
religious institutions, and on his missions to
Albania and Uzbekistan. (See also Albania and
Uzbekistan)
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on the implementation of an action plan on
combatting intolerance, negative stereotyping
and stigmatization of, and discrimination,
incitement to violence and violence against
persons based on religion or belief. (See also
Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia)
A/HRC/37/49 &
Add 1-2
A/HRC/37/44
HRC res. 34/32
2 March
8 March
14
Republic of
Korea
HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on Republic of
Korea.
A/HRC/37/11 15 March
Serbia
HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur in
the field of human cultural rights, Karima
Bennoune, on her mission to Serbia. (See also
Cultural rights)
A/HRC/37/55/
Add.1
1 March
Social Forum
HRC to consider report of the 2017 Social Forum
held in October 2017, which focused on human
rights and the HIV epidemic and other
communicable diseases and epidemics. (See also
HIV epidemic)
A/HRC/37/74 14 March
South Sudan
HRC to consider report of the Commission on
Human Rights in South Sudan, followed by an
interactive discussion.
A/HRC/37/71 13 March
Special
procedures
HRC to consider report of Secretary-General on
conclusions and recommendations of the special
procedures.
HRC to consider report on the 24th annual
meeting of special procedures of the HRC held in
June 2017.
HRC to consider the communications report of
the special procedures.
A/HRC/37/81
A/HRC/37/37 &
Add.1
A/HRC/37/80
8 March
14 March
Multiple
dates
Sri Lanka
HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on Sri Lanka.
HRC to consider report of OHCHR on
reconciliation, accountability and human rights in
Sri Lanka.
A/HRC/37/17
A/HRC/37/23
16 March
21 March
Sustainable
Development
Goals
HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on the realization of the right to work and the
Sustainable Development Goals. (See also Work,
right to)
A/HRC/37/32
8 March
15
HRC to hear annual oral presentation of the High
Commissioner on the overview activities by
OHCHR and UN agencies contributing to human
rights technical cooperation and capacity building
in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals.
(See also Technical cooperation)
Oral
presentation
HRC Res. 36/28
21 March
Switzerland
HRC to consider reports of the Independent
Expert on the effects of foreign debt on States on
the full enjoyment of human rights, Juan Pablo
Bohoslavky, on his mission to Switzerland. (See
also Debt)
HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on
Switzerland.
A/HRC/37/54/
Add. 3
A/HRC/37/12
28 February
15 March
Syrian Arab
Republic
HRC to consider report by the International
Independent Commission of Inquiry on human
rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic
covering recent developments in the country,
followed by an interactive discussion.
HRC to convene high-level panel discussion on
violations of the human rights of children in the
Syrian Arab Republic. (See also Child rights)
A/HRC/37/72
Concept note
13 March
13 March
Tanzania
HRC to consider report of the Independent Expert
on the enjoyment of human rights by persons
with albinism, Ikponwosa Ero, on her mission to
Tanzania. (See also Albinism)
A/HRC/37/57/
Add. 1
6 March
Technical
assistance
HRC to consider report of the Board of Trustees
of the UN Voluntary Fund for Technical
Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights.
HRC to hear annual oral presentation of the High
Commissioner on the overview activities by
OHCHR and UN agencies contributing to human
rights technical cooperation and capacity building
A/HRC/37/79
Oral
presentation
HRC Res. 36/28
21 March
21 March
16
in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals.
(See also Sustainable Development Goals)
Terrorism
HRC to consider report of the new Special
Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of
human rights while countering terrorism,
Fionnuala Ni Aolain, addressing states of
emergency in the context of countering terrorism,
in particular, new post-9/11 emergency practices,
as well as on her predecessor’s missions to Saudi
Arabia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia. (See also Saudi
Arabia, Sri Lank and Tunisia)
A/HRC/37/52 &
Add. 1-3
1 March
Torture
HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on
torture and other cruel, in human or degrading
treatment or punishment, Nils Melzer, addressing
migration-related torture, and on his mission to
Turkey. (See also Migrants, rights of, and Turkey)
A/HRC/37/50 &
Add.1
1 March
HRC to consider report of the Secretary-General
on the operations of the Special Fund established
by the Optional Protocol to the Convention
against Torture.
HRC to consider report of the Secretary-General
on the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
A/HRC/37/19
A/HRC/37/20
8 March
8 March
Treaty bodies
HRC to consider report of the Secretary-General
on the reform of the human rights treaty body
system.
A/HRC/37/21 8 March
Truth HRC President to appoint mandate holder to fill
vacancy for post of the Special Rapporteur on the
promotion of truth, justice, reparation and
guarantees of non-recurrence.
Consultative
Group report &
President’s list
23 March
Tunisia
HRC to consider report of Independent Expert on
the effects of foreign debt on States on the full
enjoyment of human rights, Juan Pablo
Bohoslavky, on his mission to Tunisia. (See also
Debt)
A/HRC/37/54/
Add. 1
28 February
17
Turkey HRC to consider report of Special Rapporteur on
torture and other cruel, in human or degrading
treatment or punishment, Nils Melzer, on his
mission to Turkey. (See also Torture)
A/HRC/37/50/
Add.1
1 March
Ukraine
HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on Ukraine.
HRC to hear oral presentation by the High
Commissioner on the human rights situation in
Ukraine.
A/HRC/37/16
Oral
presentation
HRC Res. 35/31
16 March
21 March
Universal
Declaration of
Human Rights
HRC to convene a high-level panel discussion to
commemorate the 70th anniversary of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the
25th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and
Programme of Action. (See also Vienna
Declaration and Programme of Action)
Concept note
28 February
Universal
Periodic Review
HRC to consider and adopt the final outcome of
the review of the 14 countries reviewed during
the UPR Working Group’s 28th session (6-17 Nov
2017) (See also respective countries)
Multiple reports
15-16 March
Uruguay
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and
sustainable environment, John Knox, on his
mission to Uruguay. (See also Environment)
A/HRC/37/58/
Add.1
2 March
Uzbekistan HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed,
on his mission to Uzbekistan. (See also Religion of
belief, freedom of)
A/HRC/37/49/
Add. 2
2 March
Vienna
Declaration and
Programme of
Action
HRC to convene a high-level panel discussion to
commemorate the 70th anniversary of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the
25th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and
Programme of Action. (See also Universal
Declaration of Human Rights)
Concept note 28 February
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*Please note that the dates may change slightly subject to the programme.
Witchcraft
HRC to consider report of the Independent Expert
on the enjoyment of human rights by persons
with albinism, Ikponwosa Ero, on an expert
workshop on witchcraft and human rights. (See
also Albinism)
A/HRC/37/57/
Add. 2
6 March
Work, right to HRC to consider report of the High Commissioner
on the realization of the right to work and the
Sustainable Development Goals. (See also
Sustainable Development Goals)
A/HRC/37/32 8 March
Yemen HRC to hear oral update by the High
Commissioner on the situation of human rights in
Yemen.
Oral update 21 March
Zambia
HRC to consider report of the Special Rapporteur
on the right to food, Hilal Elver, on her mission to
Zambia. (See also Food, right to)
HRC to consider report of the UPR Working
Group and adopt its final outcome on Zambia.
A/HRC/37/61/
Add.1
A/HRC/37/14
2 March
16 March